We report for the first time, and for the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, the geographical distribution and the frequency of an indicine and a taurine Y specific allele amongst African cattle breeds. A total of 984 males from 69 indigenous African populations from 22 countries were analysed at the m...
Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Tawah, C.L.
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Bradley, D.G.
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Okomo, M.
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Verjee, Y.
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Ochieng, J.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Geographic distribution and frequency of a taurine B. Taurus and an indicine Bos indicus Y specific allele amongst sub-Saharan African cattle breeds]
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Geographic distribution and frequency of a taurine B. Taurus and an indicine Bos indicus Y specific allele amongst sub-Saharan African cattle breeds
The zebu cattle "breeds" of eastern and southern Africa are broadly classified into "large" and "small" types. Boran, Karamajong and Sudanese Zebu are examples of the former, while those of the latter include Angoni, Nkedi and Nandi. The habitat of the large zebu is drier than that of the small t...
Tawah, C.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Performance characteristics of some eastern and southern African Zebu cattle breeds]
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Performance characteristics of some eastern and southern African Zebu cattle breeds
Sex of calf and year of birth significantly affected birth weight and post-weaning growth. Pre-weaning weights, and pre-and post-weaning growth were significantly affected by season of calving. Cow fertility had a significant influence on weaning, 12- and 18-month weights. Although male calves we...